REPORTED SPEECH

Rewrie the following sentences , using the words in bracket

1. "Why don't you have a holiday in my country cottage ?" he said to us (invited)

2."Come to the party .You'll really enjoy it" he said to her (persuaded)

3."If I were you , I would accept the job " he said his son (advised)

4"I'll lend you some money if you like " he said to me (offered)

5."You pay for the damage you've done " she said . So I paid (made)

6."Keep an eye on your luggage " he said "This place is full of thieves "(warned)

7."I'll pay back the money " she said (promised)

8."I'll phone the police " He said (threatened)

9."Don't be stupid " Lan said (told)

10."Would you like to come to my party" she said (invited)

\(III. Imperative 1. Dont move or Ill shoot, said the bank robber to the clerk. The bank robber threatened .... 2. Dont forget to phone the police, she told him. She reminded ....... 3. Dont swim out too far, boys, said the coach. The coach .... 4. Lets go for a walk in the park, said Andrew. Andrew....... 5. Please dont drive so fast, Ann begged her boyfriend Ann pleaded ....... 6. John, please dont tell anyone my new address, said Mary. Mary asked......... 7. Would you like to come to my house for a chat tonight?, he said. He .... 8. "Be carefully and don't come near the edge, children." He .... 9. "Get on with your work!" the boss said to me. .... 10. "Would you like to come to my party tomorrow?" Ann asked me. .... EXERCISES: REPORTED SPEECH WITH INFINITIVE 1. Ill wait for you. I promise, he said to me. He promised __________________________________________________________________ 2. Please, please turn off the T.V, John, said Tom. Tom begged __________________________________________________________________ 3. His mother said to him: Open the window please! His mother told _______________________________________________________________ 4. He said to me: Shut the door after you. He told ______________________________________________________________________ 5. The captain said to them: Wait here still I come back. The captain ordered ____________________________________________________________ 6. Mr. Brown, this is Miss White, he said. He introduced _________________________________________________________________ 7. He said to me: Dont come back before one oclock. He asked _____________________________________________________________________ 8. My mother said: Dont forget to lock the door. My mother told ________________________________________________________________ 9. Dont touch that switch, Peter. I said I warned_____________________________________________________________________ 10. Come and have dinner with us Rosy said to John. \)

9. “Shall I open the window for you?” he said.

->He offered __________________________________________________________________

10. “I’ll wait for you. I promise,” he said to me.

->He promised _________________________________________________________________

11. “Don’t touch that switch, Peter.” I said.

->I warned ____________________________________________________________________

12. “Read it before you sign it” he said to the girl.

->He advised __________________________________________________________________

13. “Will you help me, please?” he said, “I can’t reach the top shelf”

->She asked ____________________________________________________________________

14. “Please do as I say”, he said to me.

-> He begged ____________________________________

15. “Don’t forget to water the roses” said my aunt.

->My aunt reminded ____________________________________________________________

16. “Would you like me to help you with the cooking, Tom?” Laura said.

->Laura offered ________________________________________________________________

17. “ I won’t answer any questions” Paul said .

->Paul agreed _________________________________________________________________

18. “Would you like to go camping with us next weekend?” said Minh to Phong.

->Minh invited ________________________________________________________________

19. “Don’t forget to join in the contest tomorrow morning” Lan said.

->Lan reminded ________________________________________________________________

20. “Would you like me to clean the room for you” she said.

->She offered _______________________________________________________________

21. “If I were you, I would join the voluntary team tomorrow, Tom.” said Mike.

->Mike advised __________________________________________________________

III. Imperative
1. Dont move or Ill shoot, said the bank robber to the clerk.
The bank robber threatened ....
2. Dont forget to phone the police, she told him.
She reminded .......
3. Dont swim out too far, boys, said the coach.
The coach ....
4. Lets go for a walk in the park, said Andrew.
Andrew.......
5. Please dont drive so fast, Ann begged her boyfriend
Ann pleaded .......
6. John, please dont tell anyone my new address, said Mary.
Mary asked.........
7. Would you like to come to my house for a chat tonight?, he said.
He ....
8. "Be carefully and don't come near the edge, children."
He ....
9. "Get on with your work!" the boss said to me.
....
10. "Would you like to come to my party tomorrow?" Ann asked me.
....
EXERCISES: REPORTED SPEECH WITH INFINITIVE
1. Ill wait for you. I promise, he said to me.
He promised __________________________________________________________________
2. Please, please turn off the T.V, John, said Tom.
Tom begged __________________________________________________________________
3. His mother said to him: Open the window please!
His mother told _______________________________________________________________
4. He said to me: Shut the door after you.
He told ______________________________________________________________________
5. The captain said to them: Wait here still I come back.
The captain ordered ____________________________________________________________
6. Mr. Brown, this is Miss White, he said.
He introduced _________________________________________________________________
7. He said to me: Dont come back before one oclock.
He asked _____________________________________________________________________
8. My mother said: Dont forget to lock the door.
My mother told ________________________________________________________________
9. Dont touch that switch, Peter. I said
I warned_____________________________________________________________________
10. Come and have dinner with us Rosy said to John.
Rosy persuaded _________________________________________________________

Imparative

1. Dont move or Ill shoot, said the bank robber to the clerk.
The bank robber threatened ....
2. Dont forget to phone the police, she told him.
She reminded .......
3. Dont swim out too far, boys, said the coach.
The coach ....
4. Lets go for a walk in the park, said Andrew.
Andrew.......
5. Please dont drive so fast, Ann begged her boyfriend
Ann pleaded .......
6. John, please dont tell anyone my new address, said Mary.
Mary asked.........
7. Would you like to come to my house for a chat tonight?, he said.
He ....
8. "Be carefully and don't come near the edge, children."
He ....
9. "Get on with your work!" the boss said to me.
....
10. "Would you like to come to my party tomorrow?" Ann asked me.
....
EXERCISES: REPORTED SPEECH WITH INFINITIVE

1. Ill wait for you. I promise, he said to me.
He promised __________________________________________________________________
2. Please, please turn off the T.V, John, said Tom.
Tom begged __________________________________________________________________
3. His mother said to him: Open the window please!
His mother told _______________________________________________________________
4. He said to me: Shut the door after you.
He told ______________________________________________________________________
5. The captain said to them: Wait here still I come back.
The captain ordered ____________________________________________________________
6. Mr. Brown, this is Miss White, he said.
He introduced _________________________________________________________________
7. He said to me: Dont come back before one oclock.
He asked _____________________________________________________________________
8. My mother said: Dont forget to lock the door.
My mother told ________________________________________________________________
9. Dont touch that switch, Peter. I said
I warned_____________________________________________________________________
10. Come and have dinner with us Rosy said to John.
Rosy persuaded __________________________________

Complete each of the following sentences so that it is closet in meaning to the original sentences

1 “If I were you, I would no longer spend most of my time chatting on facebook” he said     ( avised)

-->he __________________________________________

2  Although the man was qualified for the job, he wans’t accepted

--> Despite _________________________, he wasn’t accepted.

3  The children couldn’t go swimming the sea was rough

--> The sea was too________________________________

4 The furniture is so expensive that I don’t buy it

--> It the furniture _____________________________________________

E8: REPORTED SPEECH WITH INFINITIVE

1. “I’ll wait for you. I promise,” he said to me.

->He promised _____________________________________________

2. “Please, please turn off the T.V, John,” said Tom.

->Tom begged _____________________________________________

3. His mother said to him: “Open the window please!”

->His mother told __________________________________________

4. He said to me: “Shut the door after you”.

-> He told ____________________________________________________

5. The captain said to them: “Wait here still I come back”.

->The captain ordered ________________________________________

6. “Mr. Brown, this is Miss White,” he said.

->He introduced ___________________________________________

7. He said to me: “Don’t come back before one o’clock”.

->He asked ________________________________________________

8. My mother said: “Don’t forget to lock the door”.

->My mother told _____________________________________________

9. “Don’t touch that switch, Peter.” I said

-> I warned___________________________________________

10. “Come and have dinner with us” Rosy said to John.

-> Rosy persuaded _________________________________________

11. “Remember to write to me soon,” she said to me.

->She reminded _______________________________________________

12. “You’d better spend more time learning to write,” I said to the boy.

->I advised ___________________________________________________

13. “Don’t lean your bicycle against my windows, boys,” said the shopkeeper.

->The shopkeeper warned _____________________________________

14. Would you like me to help you with the cooking, Tom?” Laura said.

->Laura offered ______________________________________________

15. Would you like to go camping with us next weekend?” said John to Ann.

->John invited __________________________________________